Voting by post or proxy

Postal voting gives you the option of voting by post rather than visiting a polling station.

A proxy is where you can appoint someone to vote on your behalf either at your polling station or by post. If you want to appoint a proxy you'll need to provide a reason why, for example, you're on holiday or in hospital.

Overseas Electors

If you are a British citizen living abroad you can apply to be an overseas elector. You must have been registered to vote in the UK in the last 15 years to be eligible to vote in UK Parliamentary elections.

If you were too young to register when you left the UK you can still register as an overseas elector if your parent or guardian was registered to vote in the UK in the last 15 years and you left the UK no more than 15 years ago.

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